Five rounds for time:
9 Hang power clean, 155#/105#
12 Wall ball shots, 20#/14#
15 Kettlebell swings, 24kg/16kg
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It took a lot of help from you, CrossFit Verve, to make the Mountain Sectionals work.
2010 Mountain Sectionals
Cherie and I were asked to host the 2010 Mountain Sectionals in November 2009. We were so honored to be considered for such an event that we gladly accepted without really thinking twice about it. What we learned is that it takes a lot of people, a lot of planning, and great attitude to make it happen. Here's a recap:
Planning started right away – beginning in November. I got with Skip Miller of Front Range CrossFit to discuss successes and failures he's had in the past, as he's hosted a couple of large scale events. We nailed down the venue by contacting Captain Jon Barba of Colorado State Patrol Academy and he agreed to allow us to rent his facility for the event. We got in touch with equipment manufacturers to nail down sponsors and purchase equipment for the event… just the basics – with regular old CrossFit WOD's in mind.
Next we did the smartest thing we could have possibly done – we called on Lisa Ward, CrossFit Verve athlete and all-around pleasant person, to be the Volunteer Coordinator. She sent out numerous emails getting in contact with people who showed interest in volunteering for the Sectionals. We worked diligently to fill all the slots necessary to run a safe, fun, and well executed event.
Lastly, we nailed down the workouts – planning the workouts was much harder than we initially thought. We wanted to tie together several ideas, testing capacity at monostructural movements like running and rowing, gymnastics skills, and the ability to move heavy loads. We set our minds on figuring out a way for all athletes to complete the workout without having to stopped, due to time constraints. Lastly, we wanted to have each workout as balanced as possible – not favoring the big guy or the little guy. We wanted to test functional capacity, not hold a powerlifting meet.
In the end, over 100 volunteers helped out throughout the weekend – too many to name individually (though I thought about it). When something popped up, like holes in the wood flooring, or lunch not being provided as promised by Whole Paycheck – our wonderful volunteers came through and had a solution. All the while, over 200 athletes gave their all on three very demanding WOD's (more about the athletes this week).
But that's not the end of the story, there were 500+ spectators on site over the duration of the weekend. The spectators came from near and far to come see their friends and family compete at some weird fitness competition that they know very little about. They got excited, they yelled their heads off when they watched their athlete… and they also made the event fun.
A huge thanks to you – CrossFit Verve, for putting up with us. We've been stressed to the max and much of our time has been focused on the Mountain Sectionals. But that's done… and now on to bigger and better things. Boy oh boy, do we have plans for our little gym… CrossFit Verve.
